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Expert panel recommends wider use of daily pill to prevent HIV infections

Expert panel recommends wider use of daily pill to prevent HIV infections

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says people at high risk of being infected with HIV should be offered a daily pill containing antiretroviral medications. The drug's cost remains a hurdle.
by Allison Aubrey

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As ticks spread in Minnesota, so do the diseases they carry

Tick-borne diseases are spreading in Minnesota. Angela Davis talked with an epidemiologist and an infectious disease specialist about how those diseases affect humans and how to reduce your risk.
by Julie Siple and Angela Davis

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Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds

Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds

A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates.
by Associated Press

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Finding Victory: Speaking out for intersex girl after attack

Finding Victory: Speaking out for intersex girl after attack

Today, Victory is a vivacious 5-year-old with a toothy grin, blond hair and a quick mind. Victory knows her body is different from those of her mother, father or brothers, but it doesn't seem to bother her.
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Can you reshape your brain's response to pain?

Can you reshape your brain's response to pain?

Changing how the mind reacts to pain can reduce the discomfort experienced, according to scientists who study brain pathways that regulate pain. A new type of therapy aims to enhance that effect.
by Patti Neighmond

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Storytelling helps hospital staff discover the person within the patient

Storytelling helps hospital staff discover the person within the patient

Some hospitals are recording patients' life stories to help strengthen understanding between patients and their caregivers. Including such stories in medical records may even improve health outcomes.
by Bram Sable-Smith

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Asia's longhorned tick takes its first documented bite in the U.S.

Asia's longhorned tick takes its first documented bite in the U.S.

The parasite carries potentially lethal pathogens in Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Now it's in North America. We ask tick specialists to weigh in.
by Fran Kritz

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'Mental health parity' is still an elusive goal in U.S. insurance coverage

'Mental health parity' is still an elusive goal in U.S. insurance coverage

The Affordable Care Act and other U.S. laws sought to put insurance coverage for mental health conditions on equal footing with coverage for physical conditions. But patients say that's not happening.
by Graison Dangor

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